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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-29
Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate.

Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of
a veudi issued from the Court of Com
mon Pleas within and for the County of Jack
and State of Ohio, in q certain cause
wherein Robert johnson is plaintiff and Martin
me directed as Sheriff of said County, will
offer for sale, at the door of the Court House. in
jackson, in said County, on
Saturday, October Sth, 1887,
at one o'clock P. M, the following described
real estate, situate in the county of Jackson,
and State of Ohio, to-wit:
A part of the north west quarter of Section
No. !. Township No. g. of Range No. 49, begin
ming on the north side of SAID quarter section,
sixty 1907 poles from north west corner thereof;
thence running south Cl.49) one and forty nine
hundredths pOles more or less to lot of eight
acres decided by Amos Arthur to Green Shu-
mate, it being part of the lot or quarter section
above described; thence running east sixty (6O)
poles more or less to lot of land previously
decided by Amos Arthur to Azariah Arthur;
thence north Il .40) and forty hundredths
poles more or less to the line on the north side
of said quarter section; thence west to the place
of beginning, containing fifty-six (56) acres
more or less.
Appraised at 81 28S 90.
Terms of sale, cash day of sale.
To be sold as the property of b. CalIaghan
to satisfy a judgment in favor of Robert john
son.
Given under my hand this 5th day Of Septem-
ber, 1887, j. NJ. LIVELY,
Sheriff Jackson County, Ohio.
By l. c. Long, Deputy.
A. Leach, atty for plf. Ssp5w
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-29
Notice.

HHn1TT1TT to be made. Cut this out and return to
HIM Ii us, and we will send you free, something
MuNEI of great value and importance to you,
H4O1tAA that will start you in business which
win bring you in more money right away than any
thing else in this world. Any one can do the work
and liye at honte Either sex; all ages Something @
start you capital not needed This is ofthe gen.
uine, Important chances of lifetime Those who
ambitious and enterprising will delay Grand outfit
free. Address TRUE CO., Augusta, Maine. 6janS7y
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-29

A suit has been commenced at Rip
ley to compel the admission of colored
children to white schools.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-29

Ben Kuder, a gas filter at Tifin,
was terribly burned by an explosion
of gas.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-29

Gas of considerable pressure was
struck while boring for water at the
Paramount woolen-mills, Cincinnati.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-29

Shelton Morris, an aged citizen, was
struck by train near Xenia and badly
ininred
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-29
Notice.

Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the Undersigned
has been duly apposnted and qualified by the
Probate Court of Jackson County. Ohio, as trus-
tee of the state of Smallwood & Dixon, in trust
for the benefit of the creditors of said firm, in
place of league Ray, assignee, resigned.
s. M. POLLOCK, Trustee.
15sp3w Jackson. Ohio.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-29

James G. Hunter, one Of the Oldest
citizens and a prominent Free Mason,
died at Cambridge.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-29
A FAMILY Blessing.

The peach crop of Holmes county
is reported at $4,000 bushels.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-29
Groceries !!

We have purchased the stock
of Groceries of d. d. DUNCAN,
and will continue the busi-
ness at the old stand, where
we will carry a complete line
of Fancy and Staples q
Connecticut western news., 1887-01-26
Receiving the Town Hearse.

''saw Q funny thing up in Rapid City, D. T., the other day." said travelling man just in from the West yesterday. ''The town, you know, is the jumping off place of all creation. There is where all railroading ends and great deal of tough staging begins. The town re- ceived its first hearse about ten days ago. It came on q flat car After the black vehicle had been unloaded the mayor and city council, tho fire and police de- pertments, and number of prominent citizens on foot and in carriages, marched to the depot headed by two brass bands.
 'Here the grotesque procession was reorganized, with the hearse in front, and the march through the principal streets begun. Hundreds of people swarmed along the sidewalks, and many flags were displayed. At night there was creditable attempt at illumination in the business district and an ella Jorate display of fireworks in front of the un- dertaker's shop. I'll bet the first fellow to ride in the hearse will get send-otf that will beat any Fourth of July cele- bration the people in the Black Hills ever saw.n- Caicago Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1887-01-26
How the Fairies Got Their Names.

X widely spread notion is that when our crusading forefathers went to the Holy Land they heard the Paynim soldiers, whom they fought, speaking much of the Peri, tho loveliest beings imaginable, who dwelt in the East. Now, the Arabian language, which these swarthy warriors used, has no letter P, and therefore they called their spirits Feri, as did the Crusaders after them i; and the word went back with them to Europe and slipped into general use.
 'Elf'' and "goblin,'' too, are interest
 ing to trace. There was great Italian feud in the twelfth century between the German Emperor and the Pope, whose separate partisans were known as tho Guclfs and the Ghibellincs. As time went on and the memory of that long strife was still fresh, descendant of the Guelfs would put upon anybody he dis liked the odious name of Ghibelline, and the latter, generation after generation, would return the compliment ardently in his own fashion. Both terms finally came to be mere catchwords for abuse and reproach. And the fairies, falling into disfavor with some bold mortals, were angrily nicknamed "elf' and
 goblin" in which shape you will rec 1 ognize the last threadbare reminder O
 the once bitter and historic faction O 1 Guelf and Ghibellinc. Wide Aaoake.
Connecticut western news., 1887-01-26
YOUNG DEsPERADOES.
Dramatic Scenes after Startling
 Crime in White Plains.

The shooting of young William l.. Mead by the two thieves in his fathers bakery, in White Plains, \. l., Thursday night, was wholly unprovohed. Tho murdered man was sitting in 6 litt.e room i'll the back of the store reading. He was ill bis shirt sleeves, and was in charge of the premises. The two men en- tered the store, and drawing revolvers. con- manded younger boy, 1G years old, to ''stand stiu.' At this time MT. Mead came i'll and ordered the men out. In scutrie which en- suei one of the thieves drew a revolver and shot young Mead dead. As soon as the crime was committed the two men started down the highway towards Turrytown, followed by g large crowd of armed people who had heard the alarm.
 At the forks of the road the men halted un- | der light, and evidently determined to sell | their lives as dearly as possible, knowing that | they could not escape.
 The moment the fugitives became conscious | of their situstion they began a fnslllado with | their revoivers. shot after shot rung out, and the villagers kept running to and fro, striving | to gain place where they could get better aim | The men We're called upon several times tc surrender. If they had, there would probably
 be an account of lynching somewhere in | this story. The only answer they made
 was with there revorers, which kept cracking l regularly.
 Then the crowd opened fire and both mer | were shot.
 l It seems the men were obliged to leave tn, l train because their joint capital was not suffi
 cient to bring them to New York. They chose
 White Plans probably, because they though | the chances for stealing or begging some
 money at that place were better than the.
 would be further south. They arrived in tn
 village about o'clock and evidently began
 begging tour, keeping their eyes open tn l while for chance to steal.
 The fact that all the weapons found on tll | young fellows were new led the reporters t
 suspect that they were either readers of dim
 novels who had started out oE an Indian kill
 ing tour. or that they lad recently been dis
 charged from prisou. which might account fo
 their eofi hands.
 | Photoernpls of the meu were taken by ih
 authoritits and tie bodies were buried.
Connecticut western news., 1887-01-26
The Mystery of ApOplexy.

Apoplexy is unfrequent before the enc of middle life, because up to that time the cerebral vessels usually retain their integrity, but there is no way ill which it is possible to predict the occurrence of apoplexy in a person who has never had seizure. A person who has once had a stroke is more likely to have an. other than the person of the same age who has never had one. But the occur. renee of one seizure docs not necessarily imply speedy recurrence of the trouble, nor, indeed, any recurrence at all. The individual may live to old age without having another attack, and finally die of some trouble wholly unconnected with the tendency to apop!exy. But notwi.h- standing this possible exemption, it i: proper and important that the person should preserve as closely as possible { temperate mode of life, avoiding ex. cesses of all kinds, and adhering a: faithfully as possible to that golder mean, which is the exponent of the law' of wholesome living. Mental excite ment and great bodily exertion must be avoided, but all mental occupation. should not be prohibited, and moderate phys cal employment is one of the nee essary conditions of good health.- Gooc H07kss kee;,i,,1
Connecticut western news., 1887-01-26
Queer Pligh' of Wild Ducks.

One cold winter morning a party of sportsmen started off in a bout on a duck-shooting expedition on lake in South Germany. It had rained shortly before, and the rain had frozen as soon as it reached the ground. Our sports. men approached an island the shoro of which abounded in reeds, where they expected to find plenty of game. On getting quite close to tue island they saw, to their astonishment, number of wild ducks clumsiy waddling along on the land, without attempting to take flight. Stimulated by curiosity the members of the party abstained from firing, but tried to get az close as possi- ble to the birds. Great was their sur. prise to find this perfectly easy task, for they actually managed to seize several of them with their hands. The mystery was explained: The icy rain had, so tt speak, glued their feathers into soliG mass, and made it impossible for tho poor creatures to use their wings. A might be naturally expected, the lucky sportsmen collected the wholo flock o 1 wild ducks with no moro cxcrtion thal you would pick up ripe apples under thu | trees. - Wiener Prose-
Connecticut western news., 1887-01-26
And Then '

Shall we fold our hands when tue fight s
 ended,
 And the broken letters reluctant falli When freedom comes after long endeavor, s ,all our hate be buried in love forever,
 And the bitter past be forgotten alls Shall we think no more on the blood ex pended. On the day of want and the nights of woo, On the galling chains and the taunts more
 galling,
 And the famine-murdered for vengeance
 calling,
 Where the graves, like waves, lie row on LOW?
 Could we bury our hale in some dessrs
 lonely,
 That its eyes might never a03fsas morei But there's not rood of our land unwatersd With the blood ofmyriad martyrs slaught- r. lH the grievos years that have gone before, Hadst thou left us . poor Gods acre only We had buried our bitter burden there: We had clasped in love the hand extended, Forgiving all when the fight had ended Bnt that hallowed spot, we shall find it. where! -James Jeferson Roche, ia Boston Rlot
Connecticut western news., 1887-01-26
Fishing for Teeth.

"What do we do with man who has swallowed his false teetha' repeated a physician, with a merry laugh, in re- sponsc to a question put by Chicago Herald reporter. "Fish for 'em, my boy, fish for lem. Howe A very unique way, I can assure you. False teeth usually lodge in the esophagus. We take the suffer>r aud lay him upon his back. Then we open his mouth and drop a delicate rubber hook down his throat. This hook is attached to tho end of a silken cord, and is facilitated in accom- plshing it's crrand by small piece of silver which is fastened near the barb and serves as a 'sinker.' A delicate contrivance at the end of tho cord tells you when the hook meets with any resis- tance. After angling for short time the expert at the business is bound to get Q bite from the teeth, providing, of course, they have not fallen into the suf- fer's stomach, and then the work of hauling them out begins. This is arather delicate task, but if the fisherman knows what he is about (and he does, you know) there is little to fear. It is a very pretty experiment, but, happily, there is little demand for its practice"
Connecticut western news., 1887-01-26
A Wasteful World.

'1 have been figuring" said Mir. Sta tistlc, Ion the amount of finger-nail that is wasted in this world every year and, sir, it is something enormous. Now sir, the average person trims off thirty second of an inch of nail from each finger every week, or three inches | year. Tue average of human life tAe world over is forty years. Look at thafs sir! Ten feet of finger-nail for each lingcr--a round 900 feet from IT. twenty fingers and toes. Well, sir, thess are 1,500, 900. 900 people in this world and altogether they waste, on m ava< age, 800, 900, 900 feet, or 56, SIS i-9 mics of iinger-nail in a gcncrations Why, sir, that is sufficient to reach around the earth, and still leavo nearly 10, 0O0 miles to do our scratching with And only think it would take lesa thAn four generations to raise tingcr-nNll enough to scratch the eyes out of tho man in the mooa There is heap ol waste in this world. sir, heap, said Mr. Satistir. - Chicago Ne'os
Connecticut western news., 1887-01-26

Mir. Edmunds, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, in the Senate reported a bill to authorize the President of tho United states to protect and defend the rights of American fishing vessels, American fishermen. American trading and other vessels, in certain eases and for otker purposes. The bill pro- yides that i'll case American vessels are any longer interfered with in Canada it shall be tho duty of the President in his discretion, by proclamation to that effect to deny vessels of the British Dominions of North America any entrance into tl.e waters or ports of the United States (with such exceptions in regard to yes sells in distress, stress of weather or needing supplies, as to the President shall seem properl
 FOREIGN ITEMS.
 A dispatch from Peniehe, Portugal, says that the British steamer Brentford, from New port for Malta, has been wrecked, and that all on board but one were lost.
 The income tax returns for the past year, show that Krupp the gun manufacturer pays taxes on S1, ,250, 900, the highest income of any individual in Germany. Herren Rothschlld and Bleichroder rank next, with about $6s5,- m aaclr~
Connecticut western news., 1887-01-26
Dayv Jones's Locker.

Responding to correspondents in. quiry as to the origin of the nautical phrase, "Gone to Davy Jones's Locker" :" the New York Sun says: Davy Jones's Locker is the sailor mans name for the place of the dead who are buried at sea-. When man dies at sea his body is sewed up in canvass, some heavy weight is attached to the feet to make sure that the body sinks, and the whole IS ther dropped overboara. The body has gone to Davy Jones's Locker. It was ar awful conceit of one sea writer that tho bodies of the dead that have been oas overboard along the principal route: between America md Europe arc nov stanGing erect on the bottom of the SC, shoulder to shoulder, from port to port.
 Jones is the sailors corruption fo Jonah. He thinks the dominic wht breaches about Jonah is simply afflicted with an ambition to talk like cockney when saying Jonah is the name meant Davy is said to come from the West India negro's word duffy, meaning devil or evil spirit. Davy Jones i simply Duffy or Devil Jonah that is, h. is the evil spirit of the sea, just a Neptune is the God of tho sea. What ever of evil happens to the ship or crev is the work of the evil spirit of the sea and so when 8 sailor man dies Dav, Jones has claimed his own, and the bod. must be consigned to his home. Som authorities think that Davy is corrup ton of teufel, the German for devil.
Connecticut western news., 1887-01-26
An Anecdote of Garfield.

On an intensely hot afternoon ] was sitting during an interval of lelsure, looking from the window, when Garfield took mo by the arm, raised me from my seat, led me into compartment at the end of the car, locked the door and asked:
 ''Have you had any watermelonf'
 ''No, sir" said !.
 "Ncither have I. We are both too busy, but now we will steal ten long minutes, and no one shall enter that door," With this he produced from an ice-box huge melon, cut it in two, carved off two great slices aud handing mo one began operations on the other. Thus we sat- too engrosscd to talk, while knock after knock at the aooi was unheedcd until we had fairly polish ed the rind. Then he arose, and say ing, "Now must go back to work; re. member where the melons are,n left me Detroit Iiee Press.
Connecticut western news., 1887-01-26
The Wolves and the Washtub.

The story is told of Norwegian far mer who was conveying one of his swine to another estate in the night. His road lay across pond which was frozen over. Upon his sled he had fastened very strong, high tub, in which he placed the wc,ghty animal, and covered it. The tubs which are in common use for wash ing, as we'll as other purposes, are nearly four feet deep, aud arc supported by three feet.
 The middle of the pond was reached when in the stiffness was heard the faint batter of feet and the distant bowling of a pack of wolves, and the farmer knew they were pursuing him with swift di- rectness. Now was his time to exercise the coolest bravery and the most adroit skill. He at once loosenod his horse from tho harness and let him go. The voracious creatures wero almost upon him when he threw them the fat porker. He then overturned tho tub and hid be. hCaen hc oS hiS ohiy ASAuSSS HAD oA III" sole weapon. After devouriug the de- lc,ous booty the wild beasts tried to get at the man and make him their pray by thrusting thclr paws or their noses under the tub. But he yielded his ax with energy and his wcll-aimcd blows cut of the intruding members steadily. Tht ferocious animals fell back on the ice one after another, bleeding and helpless, but the farmer remained imprisoned until daylight. When he knew by tn silence that he was alone and safe h. crept forth to view the scene and mark the result of the adventure. It appeared that eight or ten of his foes had beer destroyed, and the bloody tracks upo' the ice showed that others had bee, wounded and had crawled away. B the bounty which he received for killing 1 the wolves aud the sale of the skin taken from them the farmer gained
 round sum, although he lost the anima he set out with. The horse had trotte' back to his stable.
Connecticut western news., 1887-01-26
KILLED BY \ pETECTIvE.
A Boy Killed by the Mcn Guarding
 the Coal WIarycs.

The story of the killing of boy hy tho Fin. kerton detectives of the Jersey City coal guard is as follows:
 On the track cmbanhmcnt were a dozen Pinkerton men: below the latter was stretch of meadow land. lea bad formed on it, and a crowd of cEildren-]i,tle boys and girls--were playing, Some were ol skates, some had slcds ana all were having merry time. The strikers looked at the Pinkerton men indiffer- ently. Some mischevious boys on the ice hooted at the special policemen. Then one or two bolder than the others began to throw small pieces of ice up ct the embanklnent. The officers paid little attention to it until one sturdy youth struck one of the PinlEerton men Tn the breast. The man who was struck drew his revolver and shouted to the crowd of cbil- spoken than heavy piece of ice landed on the mouth of a fellow officer. loosening his teeth. He clapped his hand to his face with a cry of pain. When he withdrew his hand it was cov- cred with blood. Then four revolvers sprans from as many pockets, and four shots rang sharply out ill the frosty air. The men had fired into the children on the ice below
 In terror the youngsters fled in all directions All but one little fellow. He lay stretched out on the ice and did not move. There was ragged hole in his forehead, just above the right eye, from which blood slowly oozed. The knot of strikers across the street rushed to the pond of ice. The Pinherton men scrambled down the einhanhment nt the same time, and strikers and officers met where the little fellow lay. Every Pinkerton man drew his revolver and faced the stern, indignant faces of the half-dozen coal-handicrs. Then one of the former blew shrill note upon a whistle. h two minutes there was score of Pinkcrton men on the scene. They came running from the ceai decks 6 block or two away. Thus reinforced the spe- cials slowly dro"o tl:e strikers from the pond. 1Ee latter did not resist. When the pond had been cleared the Pinkerton men returned 10 where the small white face of the boy stared mp to the now darkeuinS sky. Tine ragged hole m his forehead was now clogged with blood. Two of the men bent over him, and one placed his hand on the boys heart. He was dead.
 Men, women and children focked from the surrounding tencmentS to the pond. They were met by solid lines of Pinherton men and driven back to the sidewalks. The dead boy remained where inc had fallen. Then there was a cry from the crowd:
 Here they come! Here's the police!"
 Inspector LanSe, at the head of forty Jersey t'its- hlszo ega.s came hur1ying up and took possession of the body. The Pinkerton men quietly yielded to the authority of the new colners and fell back. As they prepared to de- part from the scene several men ran up 10 In- speetor Lsnge and rapidly told him how the shooting had been done. He gave an order to his men and the specials were surrounded.
 'I may waut some of you," said the Inspee- teV. Don't go yet
 Three of the detectives were arrested